Typographical machine.



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vIYPOGRAPHLGM, MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1914.

'l 1,126,419. l Patntea eM1126, 1915.

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Pulau? T.,nonen, or iinwlronx, ri. Y., ASSIGNOR To MERGENTHALERitinerari@ COMPANY; A oonrcnA'rIoN or Nnvvrcnn.

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-latent oi' the United States,` No. 436,532, to

0. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are. releasedfrom a4magazine' in theorder inwhich their characters are' to appear in printand then assembled in line, the comosed line transferred to the face ofa mold,

the mold lled With lmolten metal to' form a slug or linotype against thematrices which produce the' type characters-thereon, and the matrices'thereafter returned through distributing mechanism to the magazine"from particularly which theystarted.

vThe present improvements relate more 'isemployed to prevent matrices ofimproper Such mechanism is shown .and described in U. S.Letters Patentto D. S. Kennedy, No. 1,080,348, December v2, 1913,""Wherein thematrices of a given style or size have specially located font indicatingnotches,v and `corresponding the'fnmdistinguisher has a projectingfinger similarly located, to permit the passage of matrices, and toarrest man with notches in a diflerent trices forme position,allfasvwell known in the art, The,

said Kennedypatcnt illustrates a style of machine'employing a pluralityof'shittable magazines, mechanism. beingA also provided in connectiontherewith,'whereby the distinguisher isautomatically adjusted tocorrespoud'tithe magazine inoperative position. It oftenhappens that thesize or style of matricesin a particular Ymagazine is changed', or thatanother magazine with different-matrices is substituted therefor; The

matrice ofthe font thus substituted are of' course formed withdifferently located notches, and'l have therefor devised ilurtherl meansto adapt the distinguisher to these conditions also these meanscomprising adjustable controlling devices carried directly bythercsi'iective magazines.

Obviously man v changes A Specification of Letters Patent,

to the fontdistinguisher, which I 'work is mounted the spring" B2 arm'E1 pivotally mounted and variations.

TYPOGBAPHICAL MACHINE.,

` Patented dan. 25, MM5..

apparenti ma mama 4', 1914.', serial no. 822,279.

may be made in the embodiment of the in.n vention, and in' its mode ofapplication., which will still be comprised within itcl spirit; andgenerally speaking, l des to be understood that l do not limit n y toany specific form or embodiment., except in so far as such limitationsare specified the claims;

Referring to the drawings:. Figure side elevation, partly in section,ci" a porti on vot a linotype machine with my improvements embodiedtherein; Fig'. Z is a sectional detailcn the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3is similar view showing the parts in dillerf position;' andFig. 4howsmatriccs belonging to different fonts and illustratingI thelocationv'of the respective distingoishingl notches. i'

Referring to Fig. l, the magazines A1, A2, A", are mounted in the shiftiframe A1", and are alsov detachably arranged; and a 'oirt distinguisherB, provided with the projectingiiinger B1, is located in` thedistributer box C; and thematrices X or Ill" arc moved i ,through thebox C for distribution, all sub stantiallyjin the saine manner1V aspresented. in the Kennedy patent. The iont dialin guisher B, and itsfinger lll. are ad istaol f' mounted so as to prevent the pai matrix,unless the notch therein cori. in position to that of the linger. showstwo matrices X. and Qrll o' ront, and formed with the dil'ercnunotches-Yand Y1, it being apparent the finger B1 be setto correspoin notch of oneof these matrices, it will prevent the lateral passage i'hereover ofthey other.

The distinguisher B is formed with the button B3, between which and tlm:frame ,o as nor mally to `hold the finger B1 in its extreme outwardposition. '.lo eiect the automatic adjistrnent of the distinguisher andits linger .to correspond to the-,particular marga zine in operation, 'lpreferably employ the at E in the trame 4"and,.formed with the extendedportiomlg.

The portion E2 1s so ,shaped and located as to-beun the path oftheoperating abutment@ G mounted upon the respective-magazines A1, QAB. Asthc magazines are moved so Vas to bring'one or another ot them intooperative position, the cori-@sprawling abut mentr acts to varythepositlon ol the arin El, which 1s provided with tho contact screw fmesma B4 and the adjusting nut B5. The screw B4 rests against the end ofthe distinguisl'ier B, lvvh-ich is therefore moved in one direction bythe spring B, and in the opposite direction by the screw, so as to bringthe linger B1 into proper position to register with the notches oit theparticular matrices in' action.

The partsso far described automatically effect the adjustment. of thedistinguisher to correspond to the magazine in operation. As previouslypointed out,v it also happens that Jfrom time to tiine the size or styleof the matrices in a particular magazine is changed, or that anothermagazine with entirely different matrices lis substitutedjther@ for, andtherefore provision, is also made to permit such substitutions, orinother Words, so that the font distinguisher will be adjusted tocorrespond exactly to the notches- -of any given font. To thislend Ipreferably make the abutments G adjustable, and in the specific formshownthey are circular plates eccentrically zines by means of (see alsoFigs. 2 and 3).

the connected arbors G3 Registering holes Gfl are also formed in each ofthe plates Gr projecting from the to engage the pins All@ 'magazines mInthe Jform illustrated, the plate Gr is laterally movable with relationto the magazine, a spring Gt being employed to hold it in its normaloperative position and to insure the engagement of one of itsA holes GrLwith the pin A2", the spring also permitting the outward lateral'movement of f u ...and adjustaljile at will to correspond to dif- Grare preferably provided about their perV iineters, and in properrelation to the holes G, with numerals or other characters to indicate,the particular `font to which the adjoining' portion ot the perimetercorresponds, and thereby enable it to be usted to (,'orrespond to anydesirediont.

t will be seen that each ot the controlling 'plates is secured directlyto the magazine, so that, not only does the shifting of a inagazine intooperative position pi'foperly'lo cate the font distingiiishor, but inaddition,

if a mafizine be removed and another one the [ont distinguishei"substituted therefor, may be readily adjusted without the necessity Atorthe adjustment of ,the other parts and' Ywithout requiring tulvtherattention'oii. the part oi the operator, as is hec ry in mounted on themaga` interchangeable magazine, Whether the latter be used singly or inconnection with4 a plurality of magazines, as in thev specific form'illustrated; as in either event, the mere interchange of magazineseffects the proper adjustment of the font distinguisher.

Many modifications and variations will suggest themselves to thoseskilled in the art and still be comprised Within the spirit of myinvention.A A

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is as follows:

l. In a typographical machineythe corn-l bination of a shift frame, aplurality of magazines removably mounted therein, a font distinguisher,and mechanism for automatically adjusting the font distinguisher tocorrespond with Ythe magazine in operative positiomthe said mechanismcomprising controlling devices carried' directlyv by the respective'magazines so as tobe removable therewith and adjustable at will toAvary'the extent lotadjustment of the Vfont distinguisher. Y ,A

2. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a shirt frame, aplurality of magazines .removably mounted therein, an

adjustable font distinguisher, and' variant means to control 'the extentof adjustment v of the font distinguishe'r, and comprising devicesoarrieddirectly by the respective magazines so as to be removabletherewith `tei-ent fonts of type or matrices in the magf azines.

3. .ln a typographical machine, the combination of a shii'tframe, aplurality of `magazines removably mounted therein, an

adjustable font distinguisher, and a plate .or

' nieiiiber attached to each magazine so as to.

correspond to ditlerent styles or fonts of 'type or matrices containedinthe magazine.

the iiierhaiiisn'i prescrire-l in the saidflifiin neily patent.('fliiyiously such individual roiiii'ollimg means, to no spend to anypar-- tirular font, could lie er Liloyeil with any l lidi-ii;

171i testimony wher-eet' hav'clatliiicd my signature in presence ottwowitnesses.

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